New Car Service App for Women May Be Illegal

A new app that will dispatch cars, driven by women for women, debuts next week in New York. But is it legal? WSJ's Ashby Jones discusses on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: Getty

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... the average yield per up car service with only female driver one New York City based car service app is betting that you wind up ... watching next week she taxis Last writers that there's a woman and their party and if not writer will be directed to another survey ... while many women say they will welcome the chance to request a female driver there as the Kappes ... It may not be legal ... here to tell us why is WSJ reporter Ashby Jones Ashby thanks so much for being with us thanks for having me so what do you let discrimination law experts say about this yet they say that there might be a legal issue with this service in the generally speaking ... either to possibly two problems here that that they only hire females ... to drive taxis there might be discrimination on the employee your side ... aam and also that they only aam they cater to women ... I normally will will will will pick up women who call service so ... there could be a problem with the so-called public accommodation lot whether you ... are services available to everybody and also so possibly two issues here okay so ... yet with the service this app called she taxi there does seem to be a basis for the service because I wanna make clear that I see the overwhelming majority of male drivers ... are honest hardworking guys but there have been cases of ... email writers being assaulted even raped by drivers so ... what the courts take all of that into consideration if this ... service becomes is this challenge ... you possibly immunity to be reminded that I think that one question that is is is can be out there is how popular does this thing aam you know sort of that doesn't end up being ... bombed for women and also on you whether anybody complains about whether anybody says you know what ... aam this is the real problem on them and I called the service was able to get a cab ... I think because you just alluded to tiny they wheeled refer you if you if you call and your man or you don't care about what you know sex your cab driver is the word for use somebody else ... to them I not really be up problems year practically speaking even death on the idea might buy like a lot ... in common decor to find somebody who might like challenge and I I I wanted to file a lawsuit to reconcile with the media high-end rocker their providing you with an alternative service that's right the right is it the largest Committee against you but the same time they're kind of hoping you out by the time I getting you a cab so ... is is anybody Kennedy angry enough to go to some of this I dunno I find is also interesting that it was in in March a writer for the Daily beast wrote about her experience with into overdrive or that was very creepy ... he he you know ... without doubt a lot of information about her took a picture of her ... really is seventy overs credit ... they then fired the driver immediately but there been other reports of lifts the service at its campuses the strange things happening as it seems like ... as a woman when I hear the story is if I'm going out late at night I would definitely opt for the option of having a female driver right ... I know it's it's interesting because as you said you knew that these new taxi services coming online it's not like ... the New York's Citi taxi service which is regulated and the drivers are the least in theory sort of um you know check up on things that I leave the piece of un regulated services out there ... and you really don't know what you're getting when you call these places even though they would probably ... disagree with that ... with with that but so so there probably isn't even probably is the demand for this concert so it'll be fun to see what happens with state tax AXP thank you so much for that